Jared Leto: 'New 30 Seconds To Mars Album Is Finished'

Jared Leto, frontman of American rockers 30 Seconds to Mars has confirmed that the bandâs brand new album is finished, though no release date has yet been confirmed.

The LA outfit have been working on their fourth record - the follow-up to 2009âs âThis is Warâ - for over a year, and theyâve now finally finished. Itâs currently going through the mastering stage and a release date is expected to be announced in the near future.

Speaking to MTV, Leto said of the record: âThis is the first time I'm really talking about the album, and when you talk about these things it helps you put them into perspective. I just mastered it two days ago, and we're still toying with it, but it's been turned in and it's finished.â

The vocalist continued: âI wrote and recorded about 70 songs for this album, and I think there's a feeling that all of us in the band have that, especially after touring as long as we did last time, that this is a really important album for us; it's a critical album for us.

âIt's an evolution, this album is more of who we are than we have ever been before, and we've gone to an entirely new place, which is incredibly exciting. And it's provocative at the same time, because changes bring new opportunities, new challenges, a chance to learn.â

He added finally: âSo much of the stuff is TBD, but we've shot a video, we've launched a single, we've finished an album, we have the most incredible things to share with our fans. It's brand-new territory for us, both musically and creatively.â

The band recently revealed that new single âUp in the Airâ will be premiered on March 18th - via the International Space Station. You can check out a video of the CD being launched into space below - stay with Stereoboard to stay up-to-date on the band.